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WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees expelled from Pakistan empty-handed
Concerns about the situation of Afghan refugees being deported from Pakistan and their uncertain fate are increasing daily and thousands of these people have been returned to Afghanistan empty-handed, the World Food Program (WFP) said.
WFP published a video on Wednesday of an Afghan immigrant who, according to him, was deported after 14 years in Pakistan.
This immigrant said without mentioning his name: “We didn’t bring anything from Pakistan, we brought one or two blankets. We did not bring anything else. Now we don’t know what to do. There is nothing we can do.”
In November, the interim government of Pakistan officially started the process of deporting more than 1.7 million undocumented Afghan immigrants.
According to the United Nations and the International Rescue Committee, nearly half a million Afghans have been deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan in the last two months.
At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, said on Wednesday during a ceremony to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union that so far 800,000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported by Pakistan and Iran and that they are being processed by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of Interior, also said that countries should treat Afghan immigrants according to international standards.
Haqqani said: “We say that something that is the norm of the world or the common principles that they have made, should be treated in the same light.” “Afghan immigrants are in trouble. They returned over the course of a month during the cold winter and moved here,” he said.
This comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.
According to United Nations, more than 29 million Afghans need humanitarian aid.
Despite the fact that various human rights defenders have repeatedly asked the Pakistani authorities to stop the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants, Islamabad has paid no attention to these requests.
Meanwhile, various institutions, including the World Food Program and the IEA government, announced that they are providing aid to the refugees returning from Pakistan.
Terrorist activities continue to be observed along Afghanistan borders and along the India–Pakistan–Afghanistan corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday.
Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov pointed to ongoing concerns in the Middle East, including its Asian regions.
He highlighted the importance of collaboration with India at the United Nations to advance a global counter-terrorism convention.
Lavrov stated that while the draft convention has already been prepared, consensus on its adoption has not yet been reached.
Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about militant threats from Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate, however, has dismissed the concerns saying that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country.
Noorullah Noori, Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, held a phone conversation with Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, to discuss bilateral border cooperation.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening border collaboration, with a particular focus on the ongoing renovation and updating of border markers. They also agreed to accelerate joint technical and legal meetings to enhance coordination.
As part of the agreement, the next meeting of senior border officials from Afghanistan and Iran is scheduled to take place in Iran in 1405 (2026–2027).
The Director General of the OIC Mission in Kabul, Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, met on Sunday with Rolf Dieter Reinhard, Head of the German Liaison Office for Afghanistan in Doha and Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the German Embassy in Afghanistan.
During the discussion, both sides exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan. They focused on the security situation, as well as the humanitarian and economic conditions faced by the Afghan people.
The two officials also reviewed recent political developments and broader challenges in the country, highlighting the need for continued international engagement and support.
The meeting emphasized the importance of ongoing cooperation and coordination between the OIC Mission and the German side in addressing Afghanistan’s challenges and in supporting efforts to promote stability and improve the humanitarian situation.
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